Peach Recipes

Peaches

September, 1895 Peaches Canned without Sugar – Pare and stone the fruit, weigh it and put in a kettle with a half pint of water to eac...

Out of Doors Victorian Health Article

Out of Doors

The Ladies World – October, 1895 There is no disputing or denying the fact that work is the best friend of all mankind.  That, provid...

Non-Absorbent Surfaces Victorian Health Article

Non-Absorbent Surfaces

One of the sources of contagion and evil smells in our dwelling houses is the absorbent surfaces presented on every side.  The walls, the w...

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Oak Leaf and Acorn Needlework

CHRISTMAS is not so far away but that the question of gifts is frequently discussed in the family. There is nothing more acceptable to busy h...

Mother's Corner

Thoughts Suggested by a New Year

January, 1893 During the holiday season I have been brought in contact with large numbers of people and public fetes, and I have been struck ...

Mother's Corner

Founding Kindergartens

January, 1893 There is a womanly movement, aided by the strong-brained men, to start free kindergartens as a protection to society. Neglected...

Etiquette Notes

Etiquette Notes – February 1893

It is never against any rule of etiquette to say or do a pleasant thing.  Etiquette means simply organized usages to prevent unpleasant situ...

Etiquette 1893

A Barn Party

A pretty ceiling decoration may be made with brass chains, dried grasses, and well-formed glass lamp-chimneys. For the side walls use chromo ...

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Etiquette Notes – January 1893

The following notes on sealing wax will interest many readers who are, or may like to be, punctilious on that point: Sealing wax is fashionab...

Victorian Etiquette Notes

Etiquette in a Metropolis

There are certain formalities in regard to ceremonials that are not considered in villages and country places, but it is well for the country...

Christmas Sweetmeats 1900

Christmas Sweetmeats

Stuffed Raisins These are among the season's novelties; their preparation is a matter of time. Take fine large table raisins, lay in a bowl,...

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Holiday Decorations

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page article, with images, in PDF format on Christmas Holiday Dec...

A Most Convenient Toilet Table

Attractive Oddities in Furniture

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 2-page article, with images, in PDF format on Attractive Oddities i...

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Crocheted Christmas Gifts 1900

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page instruction article in PDF format for Crocheted Chr...

Christmas Fancy Work from December 1900

Christmas Fancy Work

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 4-page instruction article in PDF format for Christmas Fancy Work f...

The Designer fashion color plates, December 1900

December 1900 Fashion Color Plates

Fashion color plates from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Registered members may download the full-size color plates of the...

Sleigh Ride

Among Ourselves | December 1900

That it is Christmas time once more is a fact of which our senses would remind us, even if the calendar did not, for everywhere around us ther...

Victorian Christmas Feast

A Christmas Feast

At this delightful entertainment red and green was the prevailing color scheme. The sideboard held an oddly-shaped dish filled with a mass of...

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867

Child Hardening

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 There is a prevalent notion that children can be hardened, as it is called, or rendered insensible, by e...

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867

Waste of Appetite

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 The appetite for food has been conferred upon man, as upon other animals, not only to delight his taste,...

The Fate of Christmas

The Fate of Christmas

Editor's Drawer. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, December, 1891 Those who are anxious about the fate of Christmas, whether it is not becomi...

A Maid's Choice Sheet Music

A Maid’s Choice | A Musical Pastoral

Eleven page illustrated sheet music for piano. Published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, December 1891. A Maid’s Choice is a mu...